Feijóo hires Sémper after his recovery and strengthens his communications team

Published on May 10, 2026 | Translated from Spanish

The People's Party has announced the return of Borja Sémper to the national spokesperson role after overcoming pancreatic cancer. The Basque leader will resume his duties this Monday, handling press conferences following the executive committee meeting. His return is a boost for Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who regains a moderate profile with experience on the front line of politics.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo greets a smiling Borja Sémper in a PP meeting room.

Resilience as a driving force: keys to Sémper's return to active politics 💪

Sémper's return is not just a political move, but an example of personal overcoming after a serious illness. On a technical level, his return implies reorganizing the PP's communication machinery, which operated with interim spokespersons for ten months. His experience in debates and press conferences will be key to fine-tuning the party's message in a context of opposition to Sánchez's government, where every statement is scrutinized to the millimeter.

Sémper returns: the PP regains its spokesperson and the one who best dodges questions 🎯

With Sémper back, journalists will have to sharpen their questions again, because the Basque is a specialist at dodging issues without anyone noticing. Meanwhile, Feijóo breathes a sigh of relief: finally someone will be in charge of justifying the party's shifts without it seeming like he's reading an instruction manual. And, as a computer scientist would say, sometimes a good human patch is better than a system update.